HR0562 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0562 LRB103 35609 ECR 65682 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dallas Ingemunson, who passed away on November 4, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Dallas Ingemunson was born to Clare and Dorothy Ingemunson in Sandwich on May 23, 1938; he studied locally and graduated from Newark High School; and

WHEREAS, Dallas Ingemunson received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Juris Doctor from DePaul Law School in 1965; and

WHEREAS, As a member of the Illinois Bar Association, Dallas Ingemunson began practicing as an Assistant State's Attorney of Kendall County; he was mentored by the elected chief of his office, Robert Ohse; and

WHEREAS, After Robert Ohse died in office, Dallas Ingemunson was selected by the Kendall County Board to serve as State's Attorney of Kendall County; he was then elected by his neighbors to serve a full term and subsequently served six terms as the prosecutorial law officer of his fast-growing county; and

WHEREAS, Dallas Ingemunson was chosen by his fellow Republicans to be the Republican County Chairperson of Kendall County; during his chairmanship, Kendall County was one of the most Republican counties in the State of Illinois; for example, in the 1984 United States Presidential Election, President Ronald Reagan carried Kendall County with 73.8% of the vote, the fourth-highest percentage among all the counties in Illinois in that year; and

WHEREAS, As a leader of his political party, Dallas Ingemunson served as treasurer of the Republican Party of Illinois and as interim chairperson of the Illinois Republican Party; and

WHEREAS, As a state's attorney, Dallas Ingemunson led the charge to create the Office of the Illinois State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, the Springfield-based office that assists in prosecuting criminal cases when requested to do so and at the direction of a state's attorney, and was solely prosecuting criminal cases when duly appointed by a court having jurisdiction; and

WHEREAS, The dedicated personnel of this office, which Dallas Ingemunson helped to create, have played a key role in the prosecutions of some of Illinois' worst criminal acts; and

WHEREAS, As state's attorney and as county chairman of his party, Dallas Ingemunson was a friend to many and a mentor to a surprising number; former House Republican Leader Tom Cross, who also shares Kendall County heritage, is high among those who knew him as a close friend and guide; and

WHEREAS, In 1996, Dallas Ingemunson moved from public service into the private practice of law, a vocation in which he continued his work, buttressed his standing as a Kendall County community leader, and added to his lengthening list of friends; and

WHEREAS, Many Illinoisans of all political persuasions can remember Dallas Ingemunson telling stories about the quirks of Illinois life with many of the best stories only being told at fishing lakes and camps with some of these stories getting better each time they were told; and

WHEREAS, While working hard as a student in law school, Dallas Ingemunson married his true love and partner, Dodie Ingemunson on October 5, 1963; they were together for more than 60 years, and by the end of their journey, they had three sons, Gregg, Kirk, and Boyd, two daughters-in-law, Kate and Kathy, and ten grandchildren, as well as countless friends and kinsfolk; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Dallas Ingemunson and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to Dodie Ingemunson as our expression of sorrow at his loss and in remembrance of his service to the people of Kendall County and of Illinois.